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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Rwanda ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 5, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-3

"The HIV prevalence among FSWs in Rwanda was estimated to be approximately 46% in 2015" (para 1).
March 5, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Through civil society advocacy, Law Nº68/2018 of August 30, 2018 determining offences and penalties in general decriminalized sex work in Rwanda" (para 2).
March 5, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-DATA-3

"The 2015 Behavioral and Biological Surveillance Survey among female sex workers enrolled 1978 FSWs [2]. In this study, 4% and 10,4% of the FSWs in Kigali city and other provinces respectively were aged 15–19" (para 1).
March 5, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"Female sex workers (FSWs) are one of the populations most at risk for becoming infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the worst disease burden globally. In Rwanda, there are an estimated 15,000 FSWs" (para 1).
March 5, 2024, 10 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-3

"Non governmental organisations that work with prostitutes say that many of them shy away from getting medical treatment because of the stigma they face, yet they are the largest single group affected by HIV in the country" (para 7). A high incidence of HIV can mean that prostitutes are not allowed to demand that their clients wear condoms, indicating low bargaining power. (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "A survey by the Ministry of Health found that 43 per cent of HIV cases are transmitted through sex with a prostitute" (para 13).
March 5, 2024, 10 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"In the draft penal code that was endorsed by Cabinet and due for debate by parliament, prostitution is not listed as a criminal offence" (para 1). "The only reference to prostitution in the draft penal code is forced prostitution, which falls under crimes against humanity and attracts a penalty of up to 25 years in prison" (para 3).
March 5, 2024, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? Yes" (para 6).
March 5, 2024, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? In the new Penal Code adopted in Rwanda in 2018 the prostitution related offences have all been removed so selling sex is currently legal. Unclear if there are local level laws used to criminalise sex workers" (para 1 ). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? In the new Penal Code adopted in Rwanda in 2018 the prostitution related offences have all been removed so organising and managing is currently legal. Unclear if there are local level laws used to prohibit these activities" (para 3).
March 1, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Law No. 27/2016 Governing Matrimonial Regimes, Donations and Successions, Arts. 3-8 (2).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Rwanda who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 38 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda, Venezuela
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Rwanda was 259 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Rwanda is 48.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Rwanda is 68 years for women and 64 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Rwana is 66.9 years for men and 71.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 24, 2023, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Prostitution means involvement by either a man or a woman in sex work as an occupation in exchange for consideration" (p 233-234). "If a person subsequently commits prostitution as provided under Paragraph 2 of this Article shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of six (6) months to two (2) years and a fine of fifty thousand (50,000) to five hundred thousand (500,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties. The penalties under paragraph 2 of this Article shall also apply to any person caught having sexual intercourse with a prostitute" (p 235). "Any person who, by threats, pressure, trickery or any other means, discourages efforts to rehabilitate persons...more
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"29.1 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:40 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '5.5%.'"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 17, 2023, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 169: Prohibited relationship between spouses Marriage between persons in direct lineal kinship is prohibited. In addition, marriage between persons in collateral kinship up to the seventh degree is prohibited."
May 20, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1

"Rwanda, has over 61 per cent of women parliamentarians" (17).
April 6, 2023, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database(2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database(2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database(2022), a woman register can a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law"...more